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  1. adage           a common saying; a wise saying                                                                      
  2. Anarchy         Absence of government                                                                               
  3. autocracy       government in which one person possesses sole     power                                             
  4. Cacophony       Dissonance; harshness in the sound of words       or phrases                                        
  5. collaboration   working or cooperating with another                                                                 
  6. Deference       Respect or esteem due a superior or an elder                                                        
  7. effrontery      shamelessness; audacity                                                                             
  8. Fuselage        The central body portion of an airplane                                                             
  9. Homily          A religious discourse, usually given to a         congregation; a sermon                            
  10. integrity       uprightness or character; honesty; the condition  of being whole or complete                        
  11. Laity           People of religious faith as distinquished        from its clergy                                   
  12. mentor          a wise and trusted teacher or guide                                                                 
  13. Neophyte        Novice or beginner                                                                                  
  14. Parable         A usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle         
  15. plethora        a state of excessive fullness; overabundance                                                        
  16. rapscallion     a rascal; a scamp                                                                                   
  17. sage            one distinguished for wisdom; a mature or vener-  able person                                       
  18. Surveillance    close watch kept over someone, as a suspected     criminal; the act of keeping such a watch         
  19. usurer          one who lends money at an illegal rate                                                              
  20. Visage          the face or facial expression of a person                                                           
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